Tuesday was the nicest day of the week mid 50ºs and sunny, hit the track for the first time in 2 weeks. Didn't do much, just testing the water a bit. Just a warmup, some exercises and drills, and bike top half of Roark's cove road.
Stretches, drills, lunges
4 x 50m - high knee runs on turf
2 x 50m strides on turf
1.5 mile bike climb
Still not ready to resume any track training. Who knows if I ever will be. 2 days later, a bit stiff and slight pain. Sure, I could probably tolerate running with a few days of soreness and stiffness, but that won't work for the long term if it's not improving. May need a longer reset. In the meantime, I'll stick with the bike, rower, gym, and do the knee strengthening exercises ... while resisting the temptation to run for a while.
Have maintained a healthy weight. Generally in the 141-143.5 range.
More important is just staying alive and staying on top of health issues. In addition to giving up caffeine and drinking lots of water, I'm also quitting eating almonds and almond butter, a high oxalate food that I had been eating daily. (Can cause kidney issues and inflammation).
It's going to be really a tough February with faculty senate, 3 audition days, and some medical appointments. Instead of my usual 2 half days a full day, first week I'll have only Friday and Sunday completely off. I capped my Sewanee teaching at 4 hrs a week, don't want any more. I'm full again this semester. But looking forward to my sabbatical next year, where I'll be able to just go in one day/ week for the entire academic yr in most weeks.
Been making the shed my practice home at night, it's going to be a test tonight to see if it stays warm enough, it's uninsulated but 2 x 1500w space heaters have been able to keep it toasty.
What really sucks is that my main working laptop went down (black screen) less than a week before the semester starts, so I'm thankful this 14 yr old Macbook is still working. Drove 75 miles to Huntsville Apple Store and they couldn't fix it because MTSU had an admin code they wouldn't give me. Made the trip for nothing.
I know you are an all or nothing kind of guy but you can still enjoy moderate and small amounts of high oxalate foods if you combine them with calcium and magnesium. Bivalent cation metals bind with oxalate in your digestive tract and then are excreted in feces. As you know I am anti supplements other than those well established for medical reasons and have stood the test of time. Calcium and magnesium supplementation for this purpose meets this test. I take half a 250 mg magnesium sulfate (must be sulfate form) and half a 1200 mg calcium capsule (I saw it in half and the half for later I cap with a pinch of instant oatmeal to keep the contents from leaking out) with breakfast and lunch. I also don’t eat raw veggies as most oxalate is water soluble so if you boil your veggies and drain most oxalate is rinsed out. A few years ago I had a REALLY high oxalate diet and had consistently high BUN and trending up creatinine as well as some calcium oxalate crystals in a urine sample. Diet change and supplementation resolved it.
ReplyDeleteWere you a dairy consumer? Calcium from diary will also bind it. 600 mg calcium twice daily with meals and no more than 250 mg magnesium sulfate l per day also with meals is the nephrologist prescribed regimen I have. The calcium is supposed to be chewable so it is immediately available to bind with oxalate. Chewables cost a lot more so I saw in half a capsule as stated above.
ReplyDeleteI eat little dairy. Previously, when drinking daily cappuccinos, iced coffee, etc were my only uses of milk. I haven't eaten butter or margarine in several months. Almost never eat cheese. A few times year when it's at a party. Have replaced almond butter with sunflower butter.
DeleteButter is not healthy but hard cheese like cheddar is at least neutral for CVD and some data says it’s protective. Saturated fats are not just one lipid molecule but a range of molecules and those with 18 carbon atoms appear to be less offensive. Basically those who consume more cheese tend to have lower rates of CVD. So moderate consumption of cheddar cheese or other dairy (such as low fat milk) is helpful if consuming oxalates or if you are oxalate sensitive, and unlikely to increase CVD risk. Also helpful for bone health. While doing testing might as well have a bone density scan.
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